Income inequality may be declining but financial vulnerability is increasing
Despite decades of economic growth and recent declines in income inequality, Australians are less financially resilient.
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Income inequality ticks down as the rich see their incomes fall: ABS
The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows inequality declining slightly as overall incomes stagnate.
New budget standards show just how inadequate the Newstart Allowance has become
The minimum wage may be adequate for some low-paid workers – but this is clearly not the case for the woefully inadequate Newstart Allowance.
Egalitarian or Edwardian? The rising wealth inequality in Australia
If the gap between the wealth of the billionaires and that of the average residents continues to widen dramatically, there is likely to be discontent.
Don’t listen to the rich: inequality is bad for everyone
Inequality actually restricts people from earning more, educating themselves and becoming entrepreneurs.
Here’s why it’s so hard to say whether inequality is going up or down
The two major sources of data show conflicting trends on income inequality.
There’s far more to the fair go than just economics
Who do you trust? Increasingly the answer seems to be nobody, especially when it comes to inequality.
Zombie Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement lurches on
NAFTA renegotiations may see provisions from the Trans-Pacific Partnership revive like zombies. We must remember their failures - on income inequality, labour and environmental protection.
What rural, coastal Puerto Ricans can teach us about thriving in times of crisis
At society's margins, people without access to the mainstream job economy are able to carve out lives rich in other resources and community.
‘Liveable’ Sydney has clear winners and losers
Justifying Sydney’s ranking as a liveable city requires greater recognition of the inequality of Sydneysiders' access to jobs, wealth, transport and housing.
What France and the UK can teach Trump about reviving America’s middle class
Trump should drop his plans to cut taxes and instead look to some of our closest friends to learn what policies actually work to build and sustain a vibrant middle class.
Getting rich is largely about luck – shame the wealthy don’t want to hear it
A new report confirms how the rich become deluded about their talents, but also hints at a growing acknowledgement of inequality.
The four factors that decide how we feel about income inequality
We get angry about pay disparities, but the complex nature of executive salaries makes it hard to know where to start.
Four charts which should worry you about rising house prices and inequality
The soaring cost of housing has helped make capital ownership more profitable than work.
Thatcher, Reagan and Robin Hood: a history of modern wealth inequality
Wealth inequality is no 21st-century phenomenon. But it was decisively shaped by public policy during the last 100 years as economies emerged from war and redesigned the structures for life.
What did the rich man say to the poor man? Why spatial inequality in Australia is no joke
Not only has income inequality in Australia grown over the past two decades, rich and poor are also more segregated in terms of where they live in the big cities.
Our big cities are engines of inequality, so how do we fix that?
Our big cities increase incomes faster than population growth, but most residents miss out on the extra income growth. Creating multiple centres of activity may help make bigger better for everyone.
How globalisation brought the brutality of markets to Western shores
In work poverty is a sign the icy tide of capitalism is now lapping at our ankles in the global north.
Are the rich really getting poorer and the poor getting richer?
New ONS data indicate that the UK's poorest households are doing better and the richest are worse off. But this isn't the full picture.
Higher property prices linked to income inequality: study
New research finds higher property prices are associated with higher household income and spending inequality.
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Chair of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
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Professorial Research Fellow and Deputy Director (Research), HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Finance / Head of Competitiveness Studies at i7 Institute for Innovation and Competitiveness, ESCP Europe
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Professor of Business & Economics at Harvard University and Grenoble École de Management, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
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Senior Research Officer at The Melbourne Institute and Fellow of the ARC Life Course Centre of Excellence, University of Melbourne
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Ph.D. Candidate in Labor and Public Economics, Stanford University
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Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
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